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2012 Kentucky Derby hats and celebrities

Tamara Sorrell, from Austin, Texas, wears a fancy hat in the paddocks before the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The Run for the Roses draws them to Churchill Downs. But what race goers wear is as much a spectacle in itself. (May 5, 2012) Photo Credit: AP

Mary Bowe, from Maples, Fla., holds a rose while sitting in the grandstand before the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The Run for the Roses draws them to Churchill Downs. But what race goers wear is as much a spectacle in itself. (May 5, 2012)

Spectators make their way to the grandstand viewing area before the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (May 5, 2012)

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Tamara Sorrell, from Austin, Texas, wears a fancy hat in the paddocks before the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The Run for the Roses draws them to Churchill Downs. But what race goers wear is as much a spectacle in itself. (May 5, 2012)

Race goers watch as jockey Colm O'Donoghue rides Revolving through the paddock before the third race at the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The Run for the Roses draws them to Churchill Downs. But what race goers wear is as much a spectacle in itself. (May 5, 2012)

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Dawn Paden, left, from Mountain Home, Ark., chats with Carrie Cooke, of Louisville, Ky., before the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The Run for the Roses draws them to Churchill Downs. But what race goers wear is as much a spectacle in itself. (May 5, 2012)

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Stephanie Harris, from Lexington, Ky., waits for the start of a race in the grandstand before the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The Run for the Roses draws them to Churchill Downs. But what race goers wear is as much a spectacle in itself. (May 5, 2012)